Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law

This is FindLaw's collection of Arts, Entertainment and Sports Law articles, part of the Corporate Counsel Center Law Library. An entertainment lawyer regularly counsels clients on issues involving a wide range of legal practice areas, including intellectual property, contracts, business, employment/labor, securities, international, taxation, immigration, and litigation. The work of an entertainment lawyer is mostly transaction or documentation based, however, some situations may also lead to litigation or arbitration. For related topics, also see the Law Library's Communications Law section. Law articles in this archive are predominantly written by lawyers for a professional audience seeking business solutions to legal issues. Start your free research with FindLaw.

The number one problem with voluntary sport leagues is the lack of a "structure" document or an organizational document that is "dead". A structure document is a constitution or set of by-laws. Many organizations start out as a handful of close ...

Quibec TV show loses copyright fightQuibec television airs a very popular situation comedy, "La Petite Vie." The genesis of the program goes back several years. Developed by actors Claude Meunier and Serge Thiriault (of "Ding and Dong" fame), the ...

On any given day, tens of millions of American adults and children engage in some form of scholastic, recreational, or leisure sport. From the backyard badminton game, to Little League, to company softball teams, amateur competitive sports are an ...